P. H. Gentle

Creator(s):
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | NEIU Team
Creator role(s):
  • Creator | Creator
  • Turbina corymbosa (L.) Raf., Belize, P. H. Gentle 585, F

    Description:
Current Determination: Turbina corymbosa (L.) Raf.
Family: Convolvulaceae
Coordinates: 18.25 -88.3333

Collector(s): P. H. Gentle
Collection Date: 30 November 1930
Description: Uses: Medicinal, used as a bath for difficulty in urination and body pains, and as a wash for llagas; used as a psychedelic in central Mexico; used to make an alcoholic drink ("Xtabentun") (Anderson et al. 2003:220, 282). Melífera (nectar y polen) y en medicina como: balsámico [Souza N., 1942]; expulsar y deshacer cálculos [Osado R., 1834, Anon, 1949]; diurético [Martinez, 1969, Anon, 1949, Osado R., 1834, Souza N., 1942]; llagas y heridas [Martinez, 1969, Anon, 1949] (Arellano et al. 2003:165). Common names: Laventun (voucher). Xtabentun, tabentun (Anderson et al. 2003:303). Tabentun, xtabentum [Barrera, 1976]; xtabentun, xtaabentuun, Aguinaldo blanco [Souza N., 1942] (Arellano et al. 2003:165).
Catalog Subset: Economic Botany
Catalog Project: Mesoamerican Ethnobotany
EMu IRN: 2114798
OccurenceID: c373d3f8-c4c5-41dc-a255-85e9bead0723

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